Jayson Tatum, Celtics Sweep Pacers With out Haliburton as NBA Finals Outing Excites Fans
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The Indiana Pacers blew it again. And the Boston Celtics are headed back to the NBA Finals for the 2nd time within the previous three years.
Derrick White’s three-pointer with 45 seconds final gave the Celtics a 105-102 lead they would not relinquish within the final moments, as the Pacers blew but every other fourth-quarter lead and did now not find within the final three minutes and 33 seconds on Monday night time.
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DERRICK WHITE FOR THE WIN IN INDY 🎯
The @celtics advance to the #NBAFinals supplied by @YouTubeTV! pic.twitter.com/bk6LFD4MuN
That completed the sweep for Boston, and left Celtics fans and pundits alike impressed by their gradual-game execution:
Slice Gelso @CLNS_Nick
#celtics #banner18 #differenthere pic.twitter.com/giQuPW8xMS
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Quite rather a lot of Celtics fans have been afraid about being ready to put off end video games.
Wasn’t honest, nevertheless this Celtics group had four guys all able to taking and making the final shot — and ought to mute add Porzingis. https://t.co/yOX9ZOTvIl
Charles P. Pierce @CharlesPPierce
Effectively, that modified into as soon as as spicy a four-game sweep as I ever saw. Send Porzingis to Lourdes and rest up. #NBAPlayoffs #celtics
Dick Vitale @DickieV
The @celtics with the most competitive sweep I have seen vs @Pacers who as soon as again did now not make the fundamental play at a hit time ala the Celts . pic.twitter.com/2EpNgvhK8d
The Pacers had a huge gamble to tie the game on the ensuing possession nevertheless Andrew Nembhard neglected a game-tying three-pointer. Jayson Tatum then neglected a 3 of his have after the Celtics obtained the ball back with about eight seconds final nevertheless Boston pulled down the offensive board and ran out the clock, ending the series.
Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 29 aspects to associate with six rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Tatum chipped in with 26 aspects, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Nembhard led Indiana with 24 aspects and 10 assists.
The Pacers, without significant individual point guard Tyrese Haliburton for the 2nd straight game, led by as many as nine aspects within the fourth quarter. As soon as more, nonetheless, they would possibly presumably well now not end.
In Game 1, the Pacers had a disastrous final minute, blowing more than one chances to position the game away prior to Brown hit an myth, game-tying three within the waning moments. Boston would wander on to put off in overtime dead Tatum’s 10 aspects within the final frame.
The Pacers led by as many as 18 aspects in Game 3, nevertheless again would possibly presumably well well now not seal the deal. That incapacity to tackle gradual-game conditions ended their season.
It has additionally been mirrored within the Western Conference Finals, the put Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving have the Dallas Mavericks up 3-0 dead their take hold of performances gradual in these contests. Snatch trumps all.
